Two guitars. No vocals. They grew up in Mexico City. They busked on the streets of Dublin. They played the White House for President Barack Obama. They recorded with a 13-piece Cuban orchestra in Havana. And now they’re coming to the Fillmore Miami Beach. Rodrigo Sanchez and Gabriela Quintero are…
Three months till III Points. For the second straight year, Wynwood’s homegrown music, art, and technology festival will flood its native hood with stellar bands and solo acts, street artists and performance types, tech startups and hacktivists. Obviously, though, we here at Crossfade are most hyped for the tuneage. So…
Around 11 a.m., even before J. Cole officially announced (at 1:14 p.m.via Twitter) the Miami location for his Dollar & Dream tour, there were hundreds of hip-hop heads queuing up outside of downtown hangout Grand Central. Obviously, there had been a breach of secrecy. Someone snitched. A leak was sprung…
Welcome to Dreamville. As J. Cole says, “Miami. The Warm Up. $1.” Of course, he’s talking about the 2014 run of his Dollar & A Dream tour — a string of semi-secret shows in six cities across two continents. It only costs a dollar. It features a “special commemorative performance…
The loss of a great man. On June 23, 2014, Louis Salgar, a beloved son, brother, friend, musician, and bartender, was shot and killed in his own home by an intruder who’d decided to rob the residence at 8551 NE Eighth Court because he needed food and wanted drugs. The…
In a new lawsuit, Miami Latin pop star Katherine Alexander has accused former manager Jesus Salas of rape and sodomy. She also claims he stole nearly all the money made during her brief music career, attempted to suffocate her with a bag, and even threatened to kill her family. Responding…
Brood. Swoon. Now dance. It’s been four years since New York City post-punk crew Interpol’s last studio album. (And two years since Paul Banks, Sam Fogarino, and Daniel Kessler reconvened following a hiatus caused by the departure of longtime bass player Carlos Dengler.) But now Banks, Fogarino, and Kessler have…
Take a sick day. Or three. It’s time to start planning for another Fool’s Gold Day Off — that annual, often out-of-control, traveling rager thrown by world-champion DJ, party pro, and label boss A-Trak. For 2014, the Day Off tour is set to trek from Brooklyn to Toronto, Los Angeles,…
Seventeen days ago, Louis Salgar was murdered. The well-known Miami punk musician and Gramps/Broken Shaker bartender had been shot in his own home and left to die. His car was stolen. And the murderer fled. The next day, Palm Beach Police located Salgar’s gray Honda Accord, abandoned on the edge…
Sunshine. Sweet tunes. Hot burgers. And sweaty, oiled-up babes of both sexes gettin’ faded in the shade of a swaying palm tree while turnt-up pranksters try to spray Riff Raff with a Supersoaker. The Mad Decent Block Party 2014’s gonna be the summer bash of the century. (Or at least…
To quote Juan Blanco: “Yo trabajo duro.” Yep, those are some lyrics from former White Stripes frontman and Third Man Records jefe Jack White’s new single, Lazaretto, the title track off his latest solo slab. But why is Señor Blanco dabbling in Spanish? Well, he’s coming to Miami for a…
Hark! What’s up with that ear-shredding distortion and the scream of a thousand bald eagles? It’s America’s birthday. And though sexy, expensive pool parties are a thing that could be done in Miami on this glorious Fourth of July … Well, we here at Crossfade would also suggest Audio Junkie’s…
“Cop a couple of these!” Uh-huh … That’s the inimitable Ghostface Killah. But this time, instead of “hottie, hotties,” he’s screaming about complimentary passes to his Fourth of July party at Treehouse Miami. So if you wanna score some free tickets to celebrate freedom, bein’ freaky, and gettin’ fucked up…
Do the IndepenDance. For the last decade, it has been Miami’s Fourth of July party pioneer. And the tradition continues this holiday weekend with seven beach, pool, and club bashes. Obviously, we here at Crossfade are most excited to celebrate the U.S.A. and the 10th anniversary of IndepenDance with hometown…
Party patriots! Toss on a star-spangled sequin bustier! American flag bikini! Red-white-and-blue banana hammock! Uncle Sam-style floppy top hat! Or all-American, all-beef hot dog suit! It’s true … Independence Day is only a few days away. And the club bashes are all booked. Here is Miami’s Fourth of July 2014…
Party on a boat! Again!!!! For the fourth consecutive year, the Holy Ship! electronic dance music cruise will be sailing outta South Florida for the Bahamas with dozens of big-name DJs and thousands of beat freaks all aboard a sweet MSC supership. Unlike previous years, HS! will be taking two…
The man in the dark hat is coming to town. He used to prefer candy cane colors. But these days, former White Stripes frontman Jack White almost never wears any shade beside black and white upon his back. It’s all part of his latest elaborately art-directed, conceptually rigorous blues-rock solo…
Yesterday, Louis Salgar, a Miami punk musician and bartender, was shot and killed at his home in Miami. And his car was stolen. Hours ago, Palm Beach Police found a gray Honda Accord in the bushes near the Breakers Hotel after receiving an early-morning call from a security guard about…
The Bawse got beef in the Motor City. Over the weekend, Rick Ross was set to headline Hot 107.5’s Summer Jamz concert at the Chene Park Amphitheater in Detroit. But according to the promoters, when big homie rolled up in his tour bus, he was turned away by “100 individuals…
“RIP, brother.” Family, friends, bandmates, and barmates are mourning the loss of Louis Salgar. Yesterday at approximately 3 p.m., the 31-year-old punk musician and bartender was found dead in his home at NE Eighth Court and 85th Street just east of Biscayne Boulevard. He was shot and killed, according to…
“Yet again,” to paraphrase Foster the People, “you’re hustling, hustling, hustling.” Thankfully, the FTP dudes are quite familiar with the pain of “Life on the Nickel.” They know what it’s like when you “can’t seem to catch a dime.” And that’s why they, along with the Fillmore Miami Beach and…
Feeling cuckoo? Well, for all of you wistful pop fans feeling excessively chuffed that the gentlemen and lady of Scottish sextet Belle & Sebastian are finally set to grace the Magic City with cheeky ditties about failed love, twisted emotions, and “funny shoes” … Here’s some even sweeter news. The…
